iPhone 14 Pro battery draining quickly

Anyone else having issue with the battery health for iPhone 14 pro, especially after the latest iOS (17) update? If so, has anyone find any solutions to this?

In the past few weeks it went from 100% to 95% in the blink of an eye and I haven't changed anything in my usage or the apps I usually use. The phone is 10 months old, I feel it is just too new for the battery to be degrading like this. I always knew that Apple devices have these issues with the battery, but it just starts to be worse and worse with every device they release...

Unfortunately Apple Support has been totally useless, telling me essentially to stop using certain features (like "Always on display") or reset the phone and manually set it up. All of this while still being in warranty and paying for the extra warranty on top of this. Super disappointed in the solutions and the support received.

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 2:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2023 2:48 AM

The best thing we can do is take a look at your battery activity, and take some steps to maximize your battery performance. Take a look at the steps and link below, test out the steps, and let us know if they are helpful.


Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple



"Tips for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


Update to the latest software.

Always make sure your device is using the latest version of iOS.


  • If you are using iOS 5 or later, see if you need an update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
  • If an update is available, you can plug your device into a power source and update wirelessly or plug it into your computer and update with the latest version of iTunes.

Learn more about updating iOS

Optimize your settings.

There are two simple ways you can preserve battery life — no matter how you use your device: adjust your screen brightness and use Wi‑Fi.


Dim the screen or turn on Auto-Brightness to extend battery life.

  • To dim, open Control Center and drag the Brightness slider to the bottom.
  • Auto-Brightness adjusts your screen to lighting conditions automatically. To activate it, go to Settings > Accessibility. Tap Display & Text Size, then turn on Auto-Brightness.

When you use your device to access data, a Wi‑Fi connection uses less power than a cellular network — so keep Wi‑Fi on at all times. To turn on Wi‑Fi, go to Settings > Wi‑Fi to access a Wi‑Fi network.

Enable Low Power Mode.

Introduced with iOS 9, Low Power Mode is an easy way to extend the battery life of your iPhone when it starts to get low. Your iPhone lets you know when your battery level goes down to 20%, and again at 10%, and lets you turn on Low Power Mode with one tap. Or you can enable it by going to Settings > Battery. Low Power Mode reduces display brightness, optimizes device performance, and minimizes system animations. Apps including Mail will not download content in the background, and features like AirDrop, iCloud sync, and Continuity will be disabled. You can still use key functions like making and receiving phone calls, email, and messages, accessing the Internet, and more. And when your phone charges up again, Low Power Mode automatically switches off.


View Battery Usage information

With iOS, you can easily manage your device’s battery life, because you can see the proportion of your battery used by each app (unless the device is charging). To view your usage, go to Settings > Battery.


Here are the messages you may see listed below the apps you’ve been using:


Background Activity. This indicates that the battery was used by the app while it was in the background — that is, while you were using another app.


  • To improve battery life, you can turn off the feature that allows apps to refresh in the background. Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and select Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi & Cellular Data, or Off to turn off Background App Refresh entirely.
  • If the Mail app lists Background Activity, you can choose to fetch data manually or increase the fetch interval. Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Fetch New Data.

Location and Background Location. This indicates that the app is using location services.


  • You can optimize your battery life by turning off Location Services for the app. Turn off in Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
  • In Location Services, you can see each app listed with its permission setting. Apps that recently used location services have an indicator next to the on/off switch.

Home & Lock Screen. This indicates that the Home screen or Lock screen was displayed on your device. For example, the display was awakened by pressing the Home button or by a notification.


  • If an app frequently wakes your display with notifications, you can turn off push notifications for the app in Settings > Notifications. Tap the app and set Allow Notifications to Off.

No Cell Coverage and Low Signal. This indicates either that you are in a poor cell coverage area and your iOS device is searching for a better signal or that you’ve used your device in low-signal conditions, which has affected your battery life.


  • You can optimize your battery life by turning on Airplane mode. Open Control Center and tap the Airplane mode icon. Note that you cannot make or receive calls while in Airplane mode.

Plug in and power on your computer to charge your device.

Make sure your computer is plugged in and powered on when you’re using it to charge your iOS device via USB. If your device is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, your device’s battery may drain. Note that iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS cannot be charged with a FireWire power adapter or FireWire-based car charger."

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153 replies

Dec 29, 2023 10:16 AM in response to Irina7119

Totally. I haven't even upgraded to ios17 but there was a stark contrast about a month ago as well for my 14pro. Didn't change any settings, all the sudden went from end of day battery being like 20-30% still to now it's dead for sure if I don't charge it in the day. I won't touch it for hours at my desk and it loses 20% plus just sitting there. Very annoying... No always on screen or anything too.

Dec 30, 2023 8:42 PM in response to Irina7119

The same thing is happening to me with my iPhone pro max 14, but I also bought a brand new iPad Pro, the newest one, this year and it’s also needing to be charged way more frequently than my older one. Something is seriously wrong with whatever batteries they are using for new devices. I’ve been an Apple user for decades and it’s just gotten crummier and crummier.

Jan 4, 2024 5:09 AM in response to Irina7119

Guys, it's time to ask us all if Apple takes care of its customers or not, I'm really tired of having the usual problems with batteries after every update, things that with other serious manufacturers don't happen. Listen, I live and work in Shanghai, any Chinese brand Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo, etc.. guarantees two days of battery, there is no such thing that one of them lasts than 1 full day 24h, they do not heat up, they do not have simply any problems. And they cost less than half, if not a quarter. It is ridiculous that Apple produces products with constant problems, my own m2 MacAir has problems with automatic screen illumination.

Jan 7, 2024 1:23 AM in response to Irina7119

I am facing the same issue. It’s been less than 10 months and my battery life is already 90%. I have had several discussions with Apple team but as usual Apple never accepts their mistakes. I can prove technically that it’s Apple IOs that’s causing heating up, quick draining of battery and reducing battery life. Not sure if it’s technical problem or done on purpose so that people change phones sooner. I have been Apple phone user for 15 years and nothing much has changed in my usage for the battery to drain so fast.


The fact is Apple products are going bad to worst. I am seeing that with my MacBook Pro as well.


Hope Apple realises where they are heading

Jan 14, 2024 2:34 PM in response to Irina7119

I don't know why but ever since the latest update for the iPhone 14+ my battery will not stay charged longer than like 30 minutes and then it's right back to being dead and I don't even use my phone while it's on the charger but when I take it off the charger like I said, it's off the charger maybe 30 minutes and it's completely dead again like this is ridiculous. I didn't pay all this money for a phone that is gonna die. Like every 30 minutes like right now I'm out and about and my phones dying. It's at 6% and I'm nowhere around to charger and I'm not even close to my home


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Jan 14, 2024 2:30 PM in response to KinetIQue

Same here. I’ve noticed the battery capacity will quickly change too. From 100% to 87% within a few minutes then 67 then 10% and then it hard crashes.

start it up again and it may show 10% or even as much as 57%. I think ios 17 seems related. Really sucks. I need a reliable phone and now my favorite fruit company is making me look at a google phone😒

Jan 19, 2024 2:48 AM in response to Irina7119

I can't believe, almost 1 year later from having the iPhone 14 Pro the battery capacity was at 98% Since December 2023 it is draining rapidly and nonstop. What is going on? I started taking print screens on 6 January with 96%, 12 January 95%, now today 19 January 94%. It is dying and I am seeing it all! What quality is this???

Jan 20, 2024 1:08 PM in response to Irina7119

Same here. Also, same happened with my old phone which was the iPhone 7 that I had forever but after like 4 years not a few months! When I called about my iPhone 7 battery I was told there had been a recall and Verizon replaced batteries for free, but I was too late. That’s the best part about Verizon… They never tell you anything and then time runs out and they say “too bad, so sad”. I want to switch carriers and will do so as soon as a better one becomes available in my area.

Feb 1, 2024 12:53 PM in response to Irina7119

At least the battery is charging... all this week at night I have had the phone on the charger all night and have woken up to it at less than 30% (iPhone 14 Pro with all the stupid tweaks done to preserve battery life while on and off the charger). I'm lucky enough to work from home, but my phone needs to live on a charger unless I want to watch the battery lose 20% of capacity from "100%" within an hour and the phone is left idle on the desk without any interaction at all.

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